New York-bound 747 bursts 16 tyres on take off

news <news@is.new> wrote in
news:6m7mhv8el7rmp192sk9aond36qpm7d0qv0@news:

> ISLAMABAD, July 20 (AFP) - Islamabad's international airport has
> reopened
> after being closed for 17 hours Sunday when a Pakistan International
> Airport (PIA) passenger jet bound for New York aborted take off,
> bursting its tyres, officials said.
> "The pilot applied emergency brakes before the take off after one
> of its
> four engines failed. This generated excessive heat and burst all its
> 16 tyres, "

That's what's supposed to happen.

Bertie
>

"Bertie the Bunyip" <s@s.s> wrote in message
news:bffhdk$8m4$31@blackhelicopter.databasix.com.. .
> news <news@is.new> wrote in
> news:6m7mhv8el7rmp192sk9aond36qpm7d0qv0@news:
>
> > ISLAMABAD, July 20 (AFP) - Islamabad's international airport has
> > reopened
> > after being closed for 17 hours Sunday when a Pakistan International
> > Airport (PIA) passenger jet bound for New York aborted take off,
> > bursting its tyres, officials said.
> > "The pilot applied emergency brakes before the take off after one
> > of its
> > four engines failed. This generated excessive heat and burst all its
> > 16 tyres, "
>
> That's what's supposed to happen.
>
> Bertie
> >
>
Sounds like the a/c was close to V1.
Ralph Nesbitt
Professional FD/CFR/ARFF Type

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> >
> > Ralph Nesbitt wrote:
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> > > "Bertie the Bunyip" <s@s.s> wrote in message
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> > > > news <news@is.new> wrote in
> > > > news:6m7mhv8el7rmp192sk9aond36qpm7d0qv0@news:
> > > >
> > > > > ISLAMABAD, July 20 (AFP) - Islamabad's international airport has
> > > > > reopened
> > > > > after being closed for 17 hours Sunday when a Pakistan International
> > > > > Airport (PIA) passenger jet bound for New York aborted take off,
> > > > > bursting its tyres, officials said.
> > > > > "The pilot applied emergency brakes before the take off after one
> > > > > of its
> > > > > four engines failed. This generated excessive heat and burst all its
> > > > > 16 tyres, "

um, I was an English major, but 4 bogies x 4 tires + 2 nose tires = 18?

TJ
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as if any other time isn't worth noting....
Michael Rarfit

skygodtj <skygodtj@br549.com> wrote in news:3F1EBA60.37864851@br549.com:

> Ralph Nesbitt wrote:
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>> "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@m> wrote in message
>> news:3F1C89F1.677A6301@m...
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>> >
>> > Ralph Nesbitt wrote:
>> >
>> > > "Bertie the Bunyip" <s@s.s> wrote in message
>> > > news:bffhdk$8m4$31@blackhelicopter.databasix.com.. .
>> > > > news <news@is.new> wrote in
>> > > > news:6m7mhv8el7rmp192sk9aond36qpm7d0qv0@news:
>> > > >
>> > > > > ISLAMABAD, July 20 (AFP) - Islamabad's international
>> > > > > airport has reopened
>> > > > > after being closed for 17 hours Sunday when a Pakistan
>> > > > > International Airport (PIA) passenger jet bound for New York
>> > > > > aborted take off, bursting its tyres, officials said.
>> > > > > "The pilot applied emergency brakes before the take off
>> > > > > after one of its
>> > > > > four engines failed. This generated excessive heat and burst
>> > > > > all its 16 tyres, "
>
> um, I was an English major, but 4 bogies x 4 tires + 2 nose tires =
> 18?

Don't think it has NW brakes,.

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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> skygodtj <skygodtj@br549.com> wrote in news:3F1EBA60.37864851@br549.com:
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> > Ralph Nesbitt wrote:
> >>
> >> "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@m> wrote in message
> >> news:3F1C89F1.677A6301@m...
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> >> > Ralph Nesbitt wrote:
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> >> > > "Bertie the Bunyip" <s@s.s> wrote in message
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> >> > > > news <news@is.new> wrote in
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> >> > > >
> >> > > > > ISLAMABAD, July 20 (AFP) - Islamabad's international
> >> > > > > airport has reopened
> >> > > > > after being closed for 17 hours Sunday when a Pakistan
> >> > > > > International Airport (PIA) passenger jet bound for New York
> >> > > > > aborted take off, bursting its tyres, officials said.
> >> > > > > "The pilot applied emergency brakes before the take off
> >> > > > > after one of its
> >> > > > > four engines failed. This generated excessive heat and burst
> >> > > > > all its 16 tyres, "
> >
> > um, I was an English major, but 4 bogies x 4 tires + 2 nose tires =
> > 18?
>
> Don't think it has NW brakes,.

I know, but it didnt say that, 'just said it burst all 16 tires
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Pilots track their lives by the number of hours in the air,
as if any other time isn't worth noting....
Michael Rarfit

Bertie the Bunyip <s@s.s> wrote in message news:<bfmf9t$s1o$1@blackhelicopter.databasix.com>. ..
> skygodtj <skygodtj@br549.com> wrote in news:3F1EBE54.998CF809@br549.com:
>
> > Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
> >>
> >> > um, I was an English major, but 4 bogies x 4 tires + 2 nose tires =
> >> > 18?
> >>
> >> Don't think it has NW brakes,.
> >
> > I know, but it didnt say that, 'just said it burst all 16 tires
>
> Ok
>
> Bertie

It's the worst case of magic sparks in the tires I ever saw. When
will Boeing learn to inert those damn tires? Luckily, the 747 was on
the ground. For $100M, the NTSB would tell you the same thing.